Carlos Alberto Mercado, MD
Nephrology Physician · St George, UT
Carlos Alberto Mercado, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in St George, Utah, and NPI 1366444051, issued on Aug 11, 2005. Check the license (Utah 6787613-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Alberto Mercado
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 6787613-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 624 S 1000 E Ste 103, St George, UT 84790
- Phone
- (435) 652-1135
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2024
- Fax
- (435) 652-1190
- Medicaid ID
- 1366444051 UT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080709000085); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 624 S 1000 E Ste 103
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Greg Larsen, APRNNurse Practitioner1578879441
- Carlos Leon, M.D.Nephrology Physician1932131869
- Andrew Patchett, D.O.Nephrology Physician1235423518
Verify Carlos Alberto Mercado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 6787613-1205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
3,224 Medicare Part D claims for 498 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide310 claims
- Losartan Potassium240 claims
- Calcitriol204 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate199 claims
- Jardiance162 claims
- Spironolactone148 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $980.91
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- St George Kidney Care LLCSt George, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Utah
There are 84 nephrology physician records in Utah.
Other nephrology physician records in Utah
- Josephine Abraham, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT1942260229
- Adhish Agarwal, M.D.Ogden, UT1164424750
- Shariq Ahmad, M.D.Layton, UT1861490211
- Jahangir Ahmed, MDOgden, UT1124366240
- Sanjiv Anand, M.D, M.SSouth Salt Lake, UT1992991921
- Bogdan Anea, MDMurray, UT1003308859
- Marcellus Assiago, MDRiverton, UT1235348897
- William Barager, DOProvo, UT1962444638
- Jeff Barklow, MDSouth Salt Lake, UT1538166640
- David Barlow, DOProvo, UT1841854528
Common questions
What is Carlos Alberto Mercado, MD's NPI number?
Carlos Alberto Mercado, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366444051, issued on Aug 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Alberto Mercado, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 624 S 1000 E Ste 103, St George, UT, 84790. Phone: (435) 652-1135. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Alberto Mercado, MD's license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 6787613-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carlos Alberto Mercado, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Alberto Mercado, MD had 3,224 Medicare Part D claims for 498 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.